Where does “perfume” come from?

perfume (Spanish) comes from Spanish perfumar, from Latin per-, from Proto-Italic peri-.

perfume (Spanish): perfume

Definitions

  1. perfume

Ancestry of “perfume”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishperfumarto scent
2Latinper-Used to make adjectives or verbs that are "very"...
3Proto-Italicperi-—

Words derived from “perfume”

Every word from Proto-Italic peri- →Every word from Latin per- →Every word from Spanish perfumar →